Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-16
THE SCIENCE OF SAILS
Points That Yachtsmsn and Catboatmsa
May Value.

May Value.
Like a birds wing. tho first ned for all
effective sail is a rigid leading edge or
weather leech; obtained In the square and
lugsails BY the drag Of bnwline. In tbs
lateensail by the yard or bone 81 the sailwing
itself, in staysails by the Rightly OF the
mast or supporting stay and I'm jiae By the
powerful hosting purchase and use Of chain
for halyards. Before the INTRODUCTION Of
chain, the jib, like the flrSt string Of violin.
was constantly getting out Of tune and In
want OF setting up. Another point In good
sail Is that the after edge, when beid In placs
by the sheet, should be as nearly upright OF
vertical as tine seams OF the sail, and, like tbs
after edge Of a wing, uucousined by anything
more than a hem OF lightest II ROPE, save
where = reefband requires strength.
The cloth at this end Of jih h at times
seen shaking while the rest Of the canvass IL
still as though frozen, and IL i. better the
wind should pass IL freely 30 than be girl In
or held by IT, The cloths OF jib are out .
little convex upon the leading edge, and un-
less tbs position Of the sheets were carefully
fixed with respect 10 this convexify, The iu6
of lib would be coneavs instead Of straight
when roped and boisted.
There IL an oil sea saying, otter us~d, Zoo.
by landSsnen without knowing Why. viz: II
knsw him by the cut OF his jib.' a jib really
having more cut sh out IL than other ssils
Though few practical saslmakess OF usseS
Of them know really much about algebrste
formula, they have their rules, handed down
70 them from old time, for cutting cut ssils;
and, ne wind and wst~r are very conservar
tive slernents, they seldom 90 far wrong.
Among these rules u that workinx by thirds
that is, wbsn as . io<s - 10 ths best pro-
portion for one thing toward another, 20
take . third. The boat always takes hsr
third Of the fish caught, yard II log saiI
ID Sung third from the end. the most con
vex part u tbs ib II ~ one third Of the Ind
from the tack, and the shert exactly oppossss
tbs poant A plous adherence 70 his old mrs
terry sayes much eaicuIst,on and trouble, aDd
when s,liptgiitsrs thought g third . good
proportion 81 heam 70 ieugtk, . fair sDounf
Of STABILITY Was insured 10 oar ships. Sailos
soak q . as3i - isfting 90 pressing guiss In
dspsn1snsjy q ~ po~W q driving . yeznri
dad All H. ass kfsiag ss5h. which DO
thsif vort ui1s issze issApsey % foronHS
vsnszls - - down Thy - ssf. -
fis ~ vssr nsand urdg - wind: sens
perhaps. he term -tie- The snxis al ~hscE
the weather sdxs Of jib stands hss much 20
do With this hitting quality. for q cuftsris
foresail. though triangular. b not fcunt
lifting sail Sext b . tis, the sal which hAs
most Of this rsver b no doshs TIE Izsses
latinH sail Of fiss south. particularly ~ -
upoa The forxnAz& u fsisc1s. vaiis tfss
spi<ndd hffiny poUw e tns iaa.sea szii Inay
have led 30 fss tefag ssont.o1 - - - ~
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